Calvin Has Officially Retired

[kalinecountry]

http://nflspinzone.com/2017/07/19/oakland-raiders-calvin-johnson-wants-could-make-happen/
Oakland Raiders: If Calvin Johnson wants it, he could make it happen.
NFLSpinZone

Johnson would simply need to be reinstated by the NFL. His contract would then become valid again and count against the Detroit Lions salary cap. According to Over the Cap, the Lions have a mere $5,754,102 of available cap space. A lesser known fact is the Lions don?t have cuttable players to make room for Johnson?s massive contract to suddenly reappear on the books.

As reported by CBS local-Detroit, A look at Calvin Johnson?s current contract future cap hits.

Johnson?s remaining cap hits would count for a staggering $21.35M in 2017, $17M in 2018, and $18.25M in 2019.

 

[inkfreq]

http://nflspinzone.com/2017/07/19/oakland-raiders-calvin-johnson-wants-could-make-happen/
Oakland Raiders: If Calvin Johnson wants it, he could make it happen.
NFLSpinZone

Johnson would simply need to be reinstated by the NFL. His contract would then become valid again and count against the Detroit Lions salary cap. According to Over the Cap, the Lions have a mere $5,754,102 of available cap space. A lesser known fact is the Lions don?t have cuttable players to make room for Johnson?s massive contract to suddenly reappear on the books.

As reported by CBS local-Detroit, A look at Calvin Johnson?s current contract future cap hits.

Johnson?s remaining cap hits would count for a staggering $21.35M in 2017, $17M in 2018, and $18.25M in 2019.

It would be incredibly easy to work an extension with Stafford that reduces this year to almost nothing to fit Calvin in.

 

[LKP]

It would be incredibly easy to work an extension with Stafford that reduces this year to almost nothing to fit Calvin in.

Still signing bonus allocation. Could make base salary min but then you need to make up salary in other years then big time if it's 26 per

Calvin is 21 million. Which is dumb. He reneged on the deal. Lions should have his rights to negotiate new deal not pay him old contract

 

[kalinecountry]

http://detroitsportsnation.com/detr...son-is-drawing-interest-from-nfl-teams/94922/
Don?t look now but Calvin Johnson is drawing interest from NFL teams.
DSN

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/10/calvin-johnson-drawing-interest-from-teams/
Calvin Johnson drawing interest from teams.
PFT

 

[sggatecl]

http://detroitsportsnation.com/detr...son-is-drawing-interest-from-nfl-teams/94922/
Don?t look now but Calvin Johnson is drawing interest from NFL teams.
DSN

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/10/calvin-johnson-drawing-interest-from-teams/
Calvin Johnson drawing interest from teams.
PFT

I was excited about the prospect of maybe getting a haul for him until I saw it was Bleacher Report

 

[mhughes0021]

I was excited about the prospect of maybe getting a haul for him until I saw it was Bleacher Report

We'd be forced to cut him. Wouldn't get shit...

 

[Tonyballs2]

We'd be forced to cut him. Wouldn't get shit...

Couldn't they trade him?

 

[LKP]

Couldn't they trade him?

Yes. And a team that didn't want a bidding war would trade for him.

Lots of teams don't have 21.3 million in cap space just sitting around either.


10 teams only have more than 18 million in space


Could the Lions restructure Jones and Slay, cut Ngata and Whitehead and extend Stafford to lower his cap number to get the cap space. Yes they could


Lions have 5.7. Would need 15.6 for Calvin. Plus another 2 million buffer


4.5 cap room for Jones restructure (convert base to bonus), 2.4 for Slay (convert base to bonus), 5.7 for Ngata cut, 3.4 for Whitehead cut=16 million. It gets you under the cap


That gets you real close to the 17.6 you need. Then extend Stafford and give him a low base salary and his cap number falls from 22 million to like 16-17 million. Could add about 5-6 million in space for 2017.


Plenty of room for Calvin and really don't give up much in Ngata/Whitehead. Worrilow and Reeves-Mabin man the Will spot. Robinson, Spence, Hill and Ledbetter at DT.


And in 2018. Lions still have a ton of space. Even with Stafford extended and Ansah on a franchise tag if they want.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2017...vin-johnson-teams-seeking-trade-detroit-lions
NFL trade rumors: Teams have approached Lions about dealing Calvin Johnson.
Teams are still trying to get their mitts on Calvin Johnson.
POD

 

[mhughes0021]

Trade him for martavious Bryant and a 3rd rd pick.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/calvin-johnson-nfl-in-retirement/
In Retirement.
ThePlayersTribune

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2018/03/no_calvin_johnson_no_problem_f.html#incart_river_index
On this date 2 years ago, Calvin Johnson retired. And the Lions don't really miss him.
Mlive

 

[LKP]

96 rating without calvin. Cooter ball
85 rating with calvin

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...nson-future-lions-well-see-how-goes/34358523/
Calvin Johnson on future with Lions: ?We?ll see how that goes?.
Detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...it-lions-calvin-johnson-retirement/666669002/
Calvin Johnson was unsure how to tell Detroit Lions he was retiring.
Freep

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2018...-rod-wood-signing-bonus-dispute-detroit-lions
Calvin Johnson claims Lions president immediately asked about bonus upon retirement.
Little by little, we’re getting more information on why Calvin Johnson remains bitter about how things ended with the Lions.
POD

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...it-lions-calvin-johnson-catch-rule/668925002/
Ex-Lion Calvin Johnson applauds new catch rule: 'We knew it was a catch from Day 1'.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

https://sidelionreport.com/2018/06/04/detroit-lions-miss-calvin-johnson/
Do the Detroit Lions miss Calvin Johnson anymore?
SLR

 

[kalinecountry]

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018/06/04/what-if-the-lions-never-selected-calvin-johnson/
What if the Lions never selected Calvin Johnson?
LionsWire

 

[kalinecountry]

https://sidelionreport.com/2018/06/13/detroit-lions-calvin-johnson-time-together/
Detroit Lions and Calvin Johnson: Time to come back together.
SLR

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-li...ll-lions-calvin-johnson-rift-ever-be-resolved
Will Lions-Calvin Johnson rift ever be resolved?
espn